Washington, D.C. -- While the nation’s metropolitan areas are economically strong with more than 300 metros experiencing job growth in 2016 and accounting for 95% of all the U.S. job gains last year, growth continues to remain uneven, with nearly one-third of metro cities (121) still not having recovered their lost jobs from the Great Recession, [...]

Download the report: Metro Economies - Past and Future Employment Metro Employment in 2016 The US economy added 2.3 million jobs in 2016. Metro areas generated over 2 million new jobs, more than 95% of all US gains. Over 300 metros experienced job growth in 2016, with the New York and Dallas metros each [...]

Washington – The seven leading organizations that represent state and local governments at the federal level – the National Governors Association, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, International City/County Management Association, National Conference of State Legislatures and The Council of State Governments – issued the following statement on President [...]

U.S. Metro Economies GMP and Employment Report (2015-17). U.S. Metro Economy in 2015 Metropolitan areas drove the US economy in 2015. They were home to 85.7% of the nation’s population, 87.7% of total employment, 87.9% of total real income, 91.3% of wage income, and 90.8% of GDP. Metro share of national economic growth in 2015 [...]